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Overview
Key facts
This course is for practitioners who are registered as a pharmacist and in good standing with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or, in Northern Ireland, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Applicants must have at least two years’ appropriate patient-orientated experience post-registration, in a relevant UK practice setting and an identified area of clinical or therapeutic practice in which to develop independent prescribing practice. They must also have relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in that area, which is suitable to act as the foundation of their prescribing practice while training.
University of Derby's Non-Medical Prescribing For Pharmacists programme will teach you more about this topic.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Select and evaluate sources of information and apply masterful knowledge of pharmacology to promote informed choice and safe, appropriate, cost-effective prescribing practice.
- Judiciously apply clinical assessment, consultation, investigation and communication skills to guide the diagnosis, shared decision-making, treatment planning, accurate advice and safety-netting for people in your care.
- Evaluate key professional, ethical, legal and governance principles in relation to roles, team working, continuing development, public health and influences on prescribing practice
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 6 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
40 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Pharmacy Pharmacology View 25 other Short Courses in Pharmacy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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- Accidents
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or, in Northern Ireland, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
- Applicants are in good standing with the GPhC and/or PSNI and any other healthcare regulator with which they are registered
- Applicants must have at least two years' appropriate patient-orientated experience post-registration, in a relevant UK practice setting
- Applicants have an identified area of clinical or therapeutic practice in which to develop independent prescribing practice. They must also have relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in that area, which is suitable to act as the foundation of their prescribing practice while training
- Applicants must have a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) who has agreed to supervise their practice for the duration of the course.
Tuition Fee
Funding
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